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American Hustle endured its first preview screening in L.A. this past Sunday. Oprah is busy extending every root of her titanic media tree into the depths of the industry for The Butler's campaign. Jennifer Lawrence fidgets in her seat, adorably (ok,...

It's all getting so old.
History, biographies, period pieces, that is; though things that have aged continue to fascinate those of us standing behind a contemporary camera.
Only last year, Lincoln was a phenomenal hit at the box-office, raking...

For the better half of the last decade, The Academy has gone soft.
Argo ends as we gaze upon the quintessential American family embracing amidst the backdrop of a glistening sun and oversized American flag. The Artist concludes with a pair of beaming...

Where the film industry gives us one Ryan Stone, TV gives us twenty Carrie Mathisons.
In an age where quality roles for women in film are drying up, it only makes sense that another medium would harness the opportunity to showcase strong female characters...

How do you make a terrible film, actress, and director infinitely more interesting?
Is it possible? Is it wise to use a terrible film to highlight discussion of gender politics in Hollywood?
These questions might never find answers, but a good place...

What ruins Norman Bates?
It’s the question on everyone’s mind as they tune in (in record numbers) to A&E’s drama series “Bates Motel,” the “before” to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. As we approach the series finale (airing Monday),...

You’d think after two seasons of getting it wrong, Hannah Horvath would at least have a slight grasp on how to put one foot in front of the other. Instead, Girls creator/writer/director super-hybrid Lena Dunham continues to put the character in situations...

The natural order of life gives birth to the structural order of society; an infinitely dichotomous relationship forming between free-flowing chaos and streamlined rigidity. When flesh-eating zombies are thrown into the mix, however, the man-made confines...

Pain. Loss. Death. Universal fears represent the inherent dynamics of a single emotion. They are things which happen to all of us; terror and comfort, hand in hand, considering we will experience them, but it’s a guarantee we don’t have to go through...

We fear bullets. We fear emptiness. We fear life. We fear death.
But in an age of overwrought political correctness, astronomically ridiculous all-inclusivity, and children who get medals simply for "participating" in a little league game, our biggest...

Editor-in-Chief Joey Nolfi sifted through 86 years of Best Picture winners to come up with a formula that gauges Oscar traction. He ranked the films heading into this year's race, so you should check it out.

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RT @joeynolfi: AND ALSO Happy Presidents’ Day to President Natalie Portman at the end of Mars Attacks https://t.co/NrJGzYnAYh